The Berenstain Bears' New Kitten

The Berenstein Bears. New Kitten.

《贝贝熊系列：新来的小猫咪

One day Brother Bear was hunting bullfrogs. He was about to catch a big one. He heard a tiny, Mew, Mew! It was a kitten. The kitten was trying to climb the muddy bank of the pond. The kitten was so covered with mud that you couldn't tell what color it was.

有一天，熊哥哥正在抓牛蛙。 他马上就要抓到一只大的了。 他听见一阵细细的， 喵呜，喵呜！ 原来是一只小猫咪。 小猫咪正努力往池塘泥泞的岸边爬。 小猫咪浑身沾满了泥 根本看不出它原本是什么颜色的。

Someone else was hunting bullfrogs. What you got there? asked Too Tall from the bushes. Too Tall worried brother. He was head of a schoolyard gang. Never mind what I've got said brother.

还有别人也在抓牛蛙。 “你拿的是什么？”高个子从灌木丛里问道。 高个子总让熊哥哥心里发怵。 他是校园里一个小帮派的头儿。 “我拿的什么你就别管了。”熊哥哥说。

Hey! said Tootall, a kitten, a poor little shivering kitten. How about that? thought Brother. Even Tootall has a soft spot in his heart for kittens. You'd better take it home to your mother, said Tootall. Here, take it home in this. With that he gave Brother his hat. Brother was surprised.

“哎！”高个子叫道，“是只小猫咪，一只冻得发抖的可怜小猫咪。” 真没想到啊？熊哥哥心想，就连高个子心里对小猫咪也有柔软的一面呀。 “你最好把它带回家给你妈妈吧。”高个子说，“给，用这个装着带回家。” 说完他就把自己的帽子递给了熊哥哥，熊哥哥惊讶极了。

Brother ran home with the kitten in Too Tall's hat. Hmm, said Mama Bear. You go looking for bullfrogs and you bring home this little kitten.

熊哥哥把小猫咪放在高个子的帽子里，一路跑回了家。 “嗯。”熊妈妈说。 你出门是去抓牛蛙的，结果反倒抱了只小猫咪回来。

May we keep it, Mama? asked Sister Bear. May we please? Never mind about that, said Mama. This kitten needs cleaning up. She turned to Papa Bear for help. Papa, she said, we need some warm water, some cotton balls and wash rags.

“妈妈，我们可以留下它吗？”熊妹妹问。 求求你了好不好？ “先不说这个。”熊妈妈说。 这只小猫咪得先洗干净才行。 她转头向熊爸爸求助。 “孩子爸，”她说，“我们需要一点热水、一些棉球还有擦布。”